David Gest Quotes

United States, Entertainer
May 11, 1953 – April, 12, 2016.

David Alan Gest was an American entertainer, comedian, producer, and television personality. Gest produced the television special Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration: The Solo Years in 2001, which was the last reunion of Michael Jackson and the Jacksons in 17 years. Gest appeared on the 2006 series of the British reality television show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. Gest appeared in Celebrity Big Brother in the UK in 2016 but due to illness had to leave after 13 days. He frequently made tabloid headlines during his marriage with Liza Minnelli.

Also known as Comedian, Producer

And she could never give me an answer. And I realized that, you know, I had a problem on my hands.

David Gest
- She
I knew I couldn't solve it. Because I couldn't figure out what made her drink when things were going well.

David Gest

Yeah, she was hitting me hard. She was drunk and she was hitting me hard.

David Gest
- She
- Drunk
She bit my bodyguard. She bit him in the stomach.

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- Bit
- Bodyguard
No, but Liza took went and took away from me, possibly my livelihood.

David Gest
I'm into women. I've always loved women.

David Gest
- Women
I was already set for life when I met her.

David Gest
- Life
Liza, I love you more than any words can say. You have made me a complete person. You are everything to me. And I cannot think of living life without you. And I love you forever.

David Gest
- Life
- Words
- Forever

But I thought love would more than prevail.

David Gest
I know he was definitely beaten by her. I saw it many times. But we had a different way of dealing with her. He'd let her have more and more booze until she passed out.

David Gest
- Different
- She
She got the magazine on a Wednesday morning, and on Thursday announced our marriage was over.

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- She
- Morning
- Marriage
She just kept hitting me in the head with her fists, over, and over and over.

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- She
No one should have to live like that when they've done only good things for the person.

David Gest
- Good
- Live
- Done
I did try to leave, and she came running after me.

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- She
- Running

It was a real rough year and a half. I was getting 80 shots every four weeks.

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- Real
I was naive enough to think that I could make the difference.

David Gest
It looks like I'm this huge shark going in for the kill... I don't know what I was thinking.

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- Thinking
But she told me she was never going to drink again.

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- She
And Michael likes to read a lot. People don't realize that about him but he reads a number of books per week and he's fascinated just about every subject.

David Gest
- People
Because I would give it all back to have my health.

David Gest
- Health

I'm really excited that I'm able to work again.

David Gest
- Work
I don't have to announce all the women I've slept with.

David Gest
- Women
She was making great money at personal appearances.

David Gest
- Great
- Money
- She
If you're a man, you don't have to worry about your manliness.

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- Worry